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UTT/26/1640/DISBGP - Discharge Biodiversity Gain Plan Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application to discharge condition 3 (biodiversity gain plan) attached to Biodiversity Gain Plan Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan Tier 1 Contamination Assessment Construction and Demolition Method Statement Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
6 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OTHER Decision Notice · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE - UTT/25/2144/FUL B610-Supporting information · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF PLACE SERVICES - ECOLOGY COMMENTS B900-AP Consultation Replies · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN B610-Supporting information · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC B610-Supporting information · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG CONDITION ASSESSMENT FROM UTT/25/2144/FUL B610-Supporting information · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN B610-Supporting information · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM B610-Supporting information · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF OTHER B110-Officers Reports · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKAPP STANDARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Correspondence · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Discharge Biodiversity Gain Plan
Postcode
CB11 3NA
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Debden And Wimbish
Parish
Debden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse Discharge Biodiversity Gain Plan
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15051884
Planning Portal ref
PP-15051884
Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Proposed demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of 5 no. dwellings with assoc…
UTT/25/2144/FUL
2025
Prior Notification of demolition of former Piggery building.
UTT/25/0080/DEM
2024
Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 no. dwellings
UTT/24/3259/PAQ3
2024
Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 no. dwellings
UTT/24/3259/PAQ3
2024
Prior Notification of demotion of former Piggery building
UTT/24/3203/DEM
2024
Prior Notification of demotion of former Piggery building
UTT/24/3203/DEM
2024
Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 no. dwellings
UTT/24/2664/PAQ3
2024
Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 no. dwellings
UTT/24/2664/PAQ3
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Pond Corner Hamperden End Henham Road Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3NA
Proposed first floor extension to existing bungalow including increasing the ridge height
UTT/25/3111/HHF
2023 Approved
Henham Farm Barn Hamperden End Henham Road Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3NA
Application to discharge condition 3 (renewables), 4 (landscaping), 5 (materials), 6 (eco…
UTT/23/2873/DOC
2023 Approved
Henham Farm Barn Hamperden End Henham Road Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3NA
Application to discharge condition 3 (renewables), 4 (landscaping), 5 (materials), 6 (eco…
UTT/23/2873/DOC
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Uttlesford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #31 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Uttlesford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Uttlesford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #280 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #272 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #31 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #33 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
276 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,247
Total decisions
288 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings